The contented (& slightly tired) face of a newly minted Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, who also managed to score a cancellation with her wonderful hair stylist. This recognition is a lovely reminder that excellence in scholarship & research do not always happen in ‘research active’ posts…

Another wonderful @19cdandtreframed.bsky.social At Home this Sunday - and it's an Ulster Special! 2pm GMT. Register FREE here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/at-home-wi...

It's about time we brought back tableaux vivants of Pre-Raphaelite art. And thigh tattoos. Probably not lemurs... fannycornforth.blogspot.com/2025/05/a-th... #tableauxvivants #preraphaelite #brightyoungthing #1920s

From the archives for May Day. Happy Beltane! robynecalvert.com/2020/05/01/t...

It’s a year since I first held my book, & serendipitously I got a lovely letter from @yalebooks congratulating me for my @thesahgb award. I’d like to thank them back, because Yale was a dream to work with. I feel very fortunate and couldn’t be happier that it’s lived up to expectations.

Transatlantic Threads: Scottish Linen and Society c1707-1780, is available for preorder now from @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-transat...

This will be brilliant, get it ordered!

I was browsing some movie trailers this morning and there was one for The Chosen: The Last Supper I. Like a train wreck I had to look, and it was even more dreadful looking than I imagined, with Jesus flipping tables to the tune of Johnny Cash.

I hung up my DOGE termination letter near where I’m writing my book, as a reminder that the Humanities matters to a free and open society. Far worse than the end of my NEH grant is the wholesale gutting of the NEH itself, an incalculable loss that we must fight to prevent.

@uofgcareers.bsky.social is advertising 41 paid, summer internships on the Student Opportunities Hub! Find out how you could help charities and third sector organisations make a positive impact in the community! Learn more and apply at bit.ly/findasolution2025. ⌛Apply by Monday, 14 April.

My last 3 follows are making me think that initial academic surge is waning a bit…

BREAKING: We're suing the National Institutes of Health over their politically-motivated purge of research grants. This is an unlawful attack on scientific progress that puts lives at risk.

Who else is doing the Substack thing? My bandwidth feels so limited and yet it does seem like the best place for actual writing and connection and such. substack.com/@robynecalve...

Also Lori’s books are very worth checking out if you are a Steampunk sort! She’s a brilliant writer and editor!

Right now, Amazon has "The Mack" by my friend @robyneerica.bsky.social on a really good sale. It's normally $60 (which is why I hadn't yet bought a copy) but it's marked down 54% on a "Big Spring Deal" to $27.80. amzn.to/3FEt5yG (more in comments) #GlasgowSchoolofArt #TheMack #BookSkye #Art

Glasgow city type people, I have a question. Why was it decided to make Kelvinway pedestrian only? A street that already had beautiful, wide pavements?

Really looking forward to seeing Willow and UofG friends and colleagues at this on Friday! And especially the chance to finally meet Perilla Kinchin after so many years of admiring her work. Might have to bring my book(s) for her to sign…

Alexander Thomson died #otd 150 years ago on 22nd March 1875. As a fledgling history of art and architecture student, I worked at Holmwood in Glasgow, and it will always have a special place in my heart. Have a read of my blog post about Thomson and his magnificent villa here wp.me/pbSHKt-dN

Fantastic day at #LTAX listening to our brilliant @uofglasgow.bsky.social undergrads present research all kinds of research, from sustainable fashion to solar flares; viruses, Russian manuscripts, Dark Patterns, Cystic Fibrosis and more! Can’t way for day 2 tomorrow. www.talkaboutx.net/2025-talks

I can see my house from here.

To my own pleasant surprise, this from V&A director Tristram Hunt is good on the problems–and a solution–for UK national museums prevented from deaccessioning under certain terms of the 1983 National Heritage Act. Includes examples of practice in other European countries ('Even Switzerland...'). 📜🗃️

I’ve almost missed #worldbookday - here I am at almost 11pm thinking, oh yeah, I put a book into the world almost a year ago! Thanks to all who’ve supported it.

Leaving Canada now… but a long black espresso coffee will forever be a Canadiano!

Next to tirelessly defending his nation against an occupying force, I think the most impressive thing #Zelensky has ever done is managing not to kick those two cunts in the teeth. The absolute state of it. #PutinShills

Urban Studies and Social Policy March Seminar Drawing on 167 interviews and focus groups with women of colour activists in six European cities, Akwugo Emejulu explores why and how solidarity fails in white-dominated centre and radical left activist spaces in Europe. www.gla.ac.uk/events/listi...

My dear friend, I have to say that it is your naivety which has led you to take what they come out with as the truth. Return to your senses. Let me tell you that those who speak ill of women do more harm to themselves than they do to the women they actually slander. - Christine de Pizan, b. 1365

After playing a fictional member of the Resistance a long time ago, I never could have imagined it ever happening in real life, but here we are.

Edward Gorey cover for Nineteenth Century German Tales

One of my former Profs was director of the NEH, and he must be spinning in his grave at this. Cannot comprehend. Imagine if the AHRC made such a proclamation?! The people working at the NEH must feel positively sick to be forced to comply with this fascism.

WYOMING: “Thank you, Madam chairman.” “I prefer ‘Mister’ chairman.” “Well you all voted preferred pronouns cannot be compelled speech.”

I am hugely grateful to these well-informed fantasy fans for taking the time to write these letters rebuking The Guardian for that asinine 'romantasy' opinion piece. www.theguardian.com/books/2025/f...

Do sign up and come along if you're in Edinburgh on 26 Feb. Copies of the book will be available at a healthy discount!

The entire archive of CDC datasets can be found here. HUGE shoutout to data archivists- this work is important 👏🙌🏻 archive.org/details/2025...

Miami-ish in Glasgow.

Happy LUNAR New Year - not just for China @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social

Happy Year of the Snake! 🐍🎉 We hope all who celebrate have a wonderful time with friends and family across the world. 🧧🧑‍🤝‍🧑🌏 #YearoftheSnake #SpringFestival2025 #TeamUofG

ORCID is pleased to announce the release of 13 new work types that support a wider range of arts and humanities contributions! 🎼 🎞️ 🖼️ 🎨 🗺️ Read more about it on the blog: https://shorturl.at/fiUbQ

This is a sewing pattern. It is also a page from a late 14th century manuscript that is one of two primary sources for an important Icelandic saga (Sturlunga saga), but that was probably not important to the 17th century person who really needed a sewing pattern. #upcycling

The extended podcast episode of ‘Vase-mania’ is now live- available wherever you get your podcasts @edincollegeofart.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/10qd...

Hey @murphyniallgla.bsky.social any intel?

Another #Mackintosh building sadly vacant, partly demolished and suffering from buddleia. Former QM College Anatomical Dept, 1895. Adjoining former BBC now Scotsman Group HQ. Lovely stone details in the sun. #GlasgowHeritage

#TheVictorianBookoftheDead Death is Skating, Hugo Simberg, 1899

@serenadyer.bsky.social & I are pleased to announce a #cfp for our new edited online collection of Reflective Recreations with @bloomsburyfashion.bsky.social We seek short pieces of 1k words around recreative practice in dress & fashion history, museum studies & more! See the call & deadline below:

One of the gifts of being a small business is that we can openly say we don’t support fascism, and then whenever someone gets huffy about it we can tell them to go sit on a tack.

#BlueMonday is a myth, so we like the sound of the @samaritans.bsky.social #BrewMonday instead! ☕️ A good reminder for #TeamUofG to take a break from studies & work when needed, get some fresh air around campus, reach out to people & be kind to ourselves. UofG support: www.gla.ac.uk/myglasgow/co...

Unsolicited writing advice, no. #55234567: You don’t have to write for a living to be a writer. You don’t have to be a great writer to be a writer. You don’t have to write full time to be a writer. All you have to do is write.

First day of term - home time for me but the Reading Room was still buzzing into the evening. @uofglasgow.bsky.social

I need to make an effort to pop down to Giffnock and explore its wee cafes.

Hey @lostglasgow.bsky.social - our local boy all ready for next year’s Yuletide watch.